798 ANNUAL, REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

 CASES IN THE COURT OP CLABIS. 



Thoro has boon no chane^e in the status of Thomas H. Reeves v. 

 The United States (Court of Claims, No. 30G15) since the pubUcation 

 of the last annual report of this office. The suit involves a claim for 

 salary alleged to be due to the petitioner from the department. The 

 last docket entry was under date of February 27, 1909, when certain 

 department records, called for by the petitioner, were fded. 



Charles H. Sanborn v. The United States (Court of Claims No. 

 30347) was pending at the close of June 30, 1911, on a motion for 

 appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, filed bj- the claim- 

 ant. The suit involved a claim for $4,275, on an alleged breach of 

 contract on the part of the department in connection with a contract 

 for the installation of the heating, ventilation, and special piping 

 systems of two laboratory buildings for the Department of Agricul- 

 ture. On February 27, 1911, the court handed down a judgment in 

 favor of the claimant in the sum of $700. A motion was filed by both 

 claimant and defendants on March 9, 1911, for a new trial, wldch 

 was granted. On March 27, 1911, the opinion of February 27, 1911, 

 was withdrawTi; the order granting a new trial and withdrawing the 

 opinion of February 27, 1911, was later vacated, the opinion of 

 February 27, 1911, being reinstated, thereby entering judgment 

 against the United States for $700. On May 27, 1911, counsel for 

 the claimant filed notice of a motion for an appeal to the Supreme 

 Court of the United States. 



John M. Beavers v. The United States (Court of Claims No. 30376) 

 involved claim for rent of premises No. 1316 B Street SW. Petition 

 was filed claiming $740; judgment was entered December 12, 1910, 

 in favor of claimant for $125. 



SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR. 



The case of Gutierrez v. Wiley was pending on appeal to the highest 

 court of New Mexico at the close of June 30, 1911. As stated in the 

 annual report of this office for the fiscal year 1910, this was a civil 

 action for damages instituted against Inspector Wiley by the plaintiff, 

 Gutierrez, on October 13, 1908, based on the alleged neghgence of 

 the inspector in dipping a flock of sheep, the property of the plaintiff. 

 Inspector Wiley was acting in cooperation ^vith the Territorial 

 authorities in the enforcement of their regulations for the eradication 

 of sheep scabies at the time the sheep of the plaintiff were dipped by 

 him. Gutierrez claimed damages in the sum of $1,276. Judgment 

 was entered in the court below for $764.75. 



AGREEMENTS FOR THE SEVERAL BUREAUS, OFFICES, AND 



DIVISIONS. 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



There were 104 contracts, 36 renewals of contracts, 35 leases, 31 

 renewals of leases, 1 letter terminating a lease, 6 bonds for temporary 

 special disbursing agents, and 1 deed prepared for the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry during the fiscal 3'ear 1911. This is an increase of 

 2 renewals of leases and 3 bonds, and a decrease of 2 contracts, 6 

 renewals of contracts, and 5 letters terminating leases over the fiscal 

 year 1910. 



